Freshman goaltender Austin Elliott made 21 saves to backbone the UMass Lowell hockey team to a 3-1 win over UMass during a Hockey East clash Friday night at the Tsongas Center.
The win snapped a four-game losing streak by UML (10-17-0, 5-11-0). The River Hawks received goals from senior forward Dillan Bentley (No. 12), sophomore forward Lee Parks (No. 4) and junior forward Jak Vaarwerk (No. 6) to defeat 19th-ranked UMass.
Vaarwerk’s empty-net goal with 2:07 left in regulation sealed the victory for the River Hawks. Libor Nemec and Connor Eddy picked up assists.
Bentley opened the scoring in the second period, wristing a shot from the left faceoff circle into the top right corner behind UMass goalie Michael Hrabal. Assists on the play were earned by Luke Shipley and Mirko Buttazzoni.
UMass tied it on a goal by Justin Kerr. But late in the second period, Parks tallied the game-winning goal. Nate Misskey passed behind UML’s net to TJ Schweighardt.
Situated next to the rear boards, Schweighardt feathered a pass more than 100 feet to Parks, who broke in alone on Hrabal. Parks’ low shot found the net.
UML held a 33-22 shots advantage.
UML will play at UMass (16-11-0, 9-8-0) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. It will be the third meeting in seven days.
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